WORLD
Iran woman dies of suspected coronavirus infection: state daily IRAN
Iran woman dies of suspected coronavirus infection: state da...
DUBAI, Feb 12: An Iranian woman has died of a suspected coronavirus infection, the state daily newspaper IRAN reported on Wednesday, without citing any sources.
Feb 12, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Phuyal appointed Bagmati province's physical infrastructure development minister
Phuyal appointed Bagmati province's physical infrastructure...
HETAUDA, Feb 12: Rameshwor Phuyal has been appointed the physical infrastructure development minister for the Bagmati state government.
Feb 12, 2020
WORLD
White supremacist propaganda spreading in United States, anti-bias group says
White supremacist propaganda spreading in United States, ant...
NEW YORK, Feb 12: Incidents of white supremacist propaganda distributed across the nation jumped by more than 120% between 2018 and last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League, making 2019 the second straight year that the circulation of propaganda material has more than doubled.
Feb 12, 2020
Editorial
Lessons from Delhi
Lessons from Delhi
With counting still underway as we write this, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to return to power in New Delhi with a thumping majority. As of this writing it is leading in over 60 of the 70 seats, with BJP trailing far behind. The Indian National Congress is nowhere to be seen. AAP chief Arvind Ke...
Feb 12, 2020
OPINION
Investing in infrastructure
Investing in infrastructure
An international expert on transport and highway engineering, after making a visit to major road infrastructures in Nepal, commented that there is no single stretch of road in Nepal that is worth of calling a highway. According to this expert, there are certain parameters for any road to be called h...
Feb 12, 2020
WORLD
Australia's 'black summer' provides glimmer of hope for climate policy action
Australia's 'black summer' provides glimmer of hope for clim...
MELBOURNE, Feb 12: Australia’s deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a decade-long impasse on climate policy, as some politicians and big business push for major change.
Feb 12, 2020
OPINION
Boosting tourism
Boosting tourism
Visit Nepal 2020 mega campaign kicked off with fanfare in December last year. It ended as a one-time ritual, just as unattended plantation of vegetation at Tinkune and blacktopping a few kilometers of already passable roads in rapidity, spending millions of rupees like water to impress Chinese Presi...
Feb 12, 2020
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Nothing changes
Nothing changes
if you don’t change yourself
and your perception
towards almost everything.
As I get older, I am beginning
Feb 12, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal-US potential investment areas discussed in Pokhara
Nepal-US potential investment areas discussed in Pokhara
KASKI, Feb 12: A team from the United States (US) has arrived Pokhara to explore investment potentials in Gandaki Province. The delegates representing Washington DC-based Nepal Development Consortium (NDC) held an interaction with entrepreneurs and industrialists of Pokhara on Tuesday.
Feb 12, 2020
OPINION
Potential of AI Localism
Potential of AI Localism
NEW YORK – Every new technology rides a wave from hype to dismay. But even by the usual standards, artificial intelligence has had a turbulent run. Is AI a society-renewing hero or a jobs-destroying villain? As always, the truth is not so categorical.
Feb 12, 2020